Chelsea will welcome Alvaro Morata back to their squad for the visit of Brighton.

The Spaniard, the Blues' top scorer in the Premier League with nine goals, served a one-game ban against Everton having accrued five yellow cards and he will be expected to slot straight back into the team.

Cesc Fabregas and Davide Zappacosta could feature if Antonio Conte opts to make changes but David Luiz (knee) and Charly Musonda (groin) are still absent.

Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by the Toffees last time out.

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Conte said: "It’s very important to keep the balance during the game. Don’t forget out striker, Morata, was out and I think he’s very important because he’s our finisher.

"At the same time we played with another option, three number 10s, and we created many chances to score 10 but we must be more clinical. We were also a bit unlucky when we hit the bar and there were a few situations in the box, but that’s football."

Provisional squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Hazard, Morata, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Eduardo, Ampadu, Hudson-Odoi.

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